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So to Speak podcast: ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’

Tribalism and group polarization are on the rise. So too are rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide. On campuses, professors and students are afraid to speak out. And on social media, outrage mobs rule the day.
How did we get here?
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by 鶹ýIOS President and CEO Greg Lukianoff to discuss his new co-authored book with New York University professor Jonathan Haidt,
It’s a social science detective story that seeks to explain “the growing inability of Americans to live, work, and cooperate across party lines” — and in this discussion, Greg points us toward all the clues.
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